CCP Uses Big Data to Interfere in Canada, CSIS Head Tells Parliamentary Hearing on TikTok

CCP Uses Big Data to Interfere in Canada, CSIS Head Tells Parliamentary Hearing on TikTok
The TikTok startup page is displayed on an iPhone in Ottawa on Feb. 27, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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China uses big data collected from social media platforms like TikTok to engage in foreign interference, raising national security concerns for Canada, CSIS Director Daniel Rogers says.
“Authoritarian states like the PRC [People’s Republic of China] use big data, including from the private sector, to carry out foreign interference activities,” he said while testifying before the ethics committee on Dec. 12.